Edward Stowe Hamlin (July 6, 1808 – November 23, 1894) was a 19th-century lawyer and politician who served briefly as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from late 1844 to early 1845.

Edward S. Hamlin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 21st district
In office
October 8, 1844 – March 3, 1845
Preceded byHenry R. Brinkerhoff
Succeeded byJoseph M. Root
Personal details
Born
Edward Stowe Hamlin

(1808-07-06)July 6, 1808
Hillsdale, New York, US
DiedNovember 23, 1894(1894-11-23) (aged 86)
Washington, D.C., US
Resting placeCedar Grove Cemetery, Williamsburg, Virginia
Political partyWhig

Life and career

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Born in Hillsdale, New York, Hamlin attended the district school of Hillsdale, New York, and a private school in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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He pursued an academic course in Hudson, New York. He subsequently studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Elyria, Ohio. He served as prosecuting attorney of Lorain County from 1833–1835.

Congress

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Hamlin was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry R. Brinkerhoff and served from October 8, 1844, to March 3, 1845.

He was not a candidate for renomination in 1844.

Later career

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He then moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1844 and engaged in the newspaper business, establishing the True Democrat (now The Plain Dealer) in 1846.

He served as member of the Free Soil Convention at Buffalo in 1848. He served as president of the board of public works from 1849 to 1852.

He moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1856, and was the attorney for the Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Lafayette Railroad for many years.

He moved to Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1884 to supervise his extensive land holdings at Newport News.

Death and burial

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He died in Washington, D.C., November 23, 1894 and was interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery in Williamsburg.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Edward S. Hamlin (id: H000120)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 21st congressional district

1844–1845
Succeeded by